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and_o universal_a and_o immutable_a law_n which_o it_o almost_o never_o depart_v from_o but_o in_o those_o extraordinary_a occasion_n in_o the_o which_o it_o act_v as_o a_o particular_a cause_n and_o work_n that_o which_o we_o call_v a_o miracle_n we_o can_v be_v ignorant_a or_o insensible_a of_o this_o empire_n which_o the_o author_n and_o master_n the_o sovereign_n and_o the_o lord_n of_o nature_n exercise_n over_o we_o for_o the_o reason_n which_o have_v be_v already_o observe_v and_o which_o s._n augustin_n have_v so_o well_o dive_v into_o that_o he_o say_v that_o a_o reflective_a and_o a_o attentive_a man_n will_v much_o rather_o doubt_v of_o the_o union_n of_o his_o body_n with_o the_o visible_a world_n to_o which_o it_o be_v tie_v by_o all_o its_o part_n than_o of_o that_o union_n of_o his_o soul_n with_o god_n since_o the_o action_n thereof_o be_v never_o interrupt_v but_o it_o be_v sensible_a and_o visible_a for_o we_o know_v nothing_o if_o we_o do_v not_o know_v that_o it_o act_n in_o we_o and_o that_o it_o rule_v we_o either_o by_o a_o lively_a and_o a_o involuntary_a sentiment_n or_o by_o the_o light_n wherewith_o it_o penetrate_v we_o since_o it_o be_v impossible_a not_o to_o acknowledge_v god_n in_o this_o principle_n so_o enlighten_v and_o so_o vigilant_a of_o the_o one_o part_n and_o on_o the_o other_o so_o efficacious_a and_o so_o command_v who_o presides_n over_o all_o our_o knowledge_n and_o over_o all_o our_o sentiment_n and_o who_o make_v they_o in_o we_o in_o spite_n of_o we_o with_o so_o admirable_a and_o so_o illuminate_v a_o wisdom_n and_o so_o much_o the_o better_a as_o cause_v in_o we_o undoubted_o all_o the_o pleasure_n and_o all_o the_o pain_n which_o we_o resent_v by_o the_o occasion_n of_o our_o body_n we_o see_v plain_o that_o he_o be_v the_o sovereign_a arbiter_n as_o well_o as_o the_o
do_v not_o say_v that_o they_o shall_v change_v nature_n and_o that_o by_o a_o impossible_a conversion_n and_o metamorphosis_n they_o shall_v become_v know_v nature_n and_o shall_v cease_v to_o be_v extend_v substance_n he_o mean_v that_o the_o body_n shall_v be_v no_o more_o a_o charge_n to_o the_o soul_n that_o they_o shall_v be_v to_o they_o no_o more_o a_o obstacle_n or_o hindrance_n in_o any_o thing_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v only_o serve_v to_o do_v honour_n to_o the_o glory_n of_o the_o creation_n and_o of_o the_o redemption_n we_o will_v first_o of_o all_o take_v away_o from_o body_n that_o which_o we_o call_v gravity_n which_o be_v nothing_o else_o but_o a_o impulsion_n whole_o exterior_a towards_o the_o centre_n of_o the_o earth_n which_o happen_v to_o they_o at_o present_a from_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o creator_n by_o reason_n of_o their_o terrestrial_a nature_n and_o composition_n we_o will_v restore_v to_o they_o their_o natural_a indifference_n to_o motion_n 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no_o long_o follow_v the_o law_n of_o that_o motion_n which_o move_v corporeal_a and_o terrestrial_a nature_n they_o will_v neither_o have_v levity_n nor_o gravity_n but_o a_o perfect_a and_o sovereign_a agility_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o entire_a indifference_n for_o all_o sort_n of_o motion_n which_o will_v cause_v they_o without_o any_o resistance_n to_o be_v carry_v every_o where_o where_o the_o soul_n will_v have_v they_o we_o will_v fix_v in_o these_o resuscitate_v body_n such_o a_o degree_n of_o heat_n and_o motion_n in_o the_o blood_n as_o shall_v be_v necessary_a to_o entertain_v the_o natural_a movement_n with_o a_o certain_a agility_n and_o disposition_n for_o the_o animal_n and_o voluntary_a motion_n which_o the_o good_a constitution_n of_o a_o healthful_a body_n require_v this_o heat_n will_v be_v sufficient_a to_o make_v the_o blood_n and_o humour_n to_o flow_v but_o not_o to_o escape_v or_o dissipate_v the_o least_o of_o the_o part_n either_o fluid_a or_o solid_a part_n of_o the_o body_n from_o whence_o it_o will_v happen_v that_o there_o will_v not_o be_v any_o dissipation_n and_o that_o nourishment_n which_o be_v only_o to_o repair_v the_o dissipation_n will_v be_v never_o necessary_a those_o inclination_n which_o be_v now_o place_v in_o man_n for_o the_o propagation_n of_o species_n will_v cease_v by_o this_o reason_n and_o this_o principle_n because_o in_o these_o body_n fix_v in_o a_o immutable_a situation_n of_o part_n and_o which_o never_o take_v nourishment_n there_o will_v not_o be_v any_o excess_n of_o superfluous_a matter_n by_o which_o those_o natural_a ebullition_n and_o fermentation_n be_v make_v which_o give_v occasion_n to_o those_o desire_n and_o to_o those_o inclination_n which_o we_o now_o have_v for_o the_o propagation_n of_o species_n erunt_fw-la sicut_fw-la angeli_fw-la dei_fw-la neque_fw-la nubent_fw-la neque_fw-la nubentur_fw-la almost_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n the_o sense_n will_v have_v all_o their_o function_n and_o although_o the_o soul_n ought_v to_o be_v enlighten_v and_o affect_v with_o idea_n and_o sentiment_n upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o their_o body_n thus_o spiritualise_v in_o proportion_n as_o they_o themselves_o shall_v be_v affect_v by_o the_o corporeal_a impression_n of_o other_o body_n which_o shall_v act_v upon_o they_o however_o that_o will_v not_o at_o all_o hinder_a but_o that_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o god_n and_o of_o god_n with_o the_o soul_n shall_v be_v near_o and_o immediate_a because_o that_o independent_o of_o these_o corporeal_a impression_n he_o will_v act_n continual_o in_o they_o the_o body_n be_v now_o a_o essential_a occasional_a cause_n of_o all_o the_o natural_a action_n of_o god_n in_o the_o soul_n but_o then_o they_o shall_v be_v the_o cause_n occasional_a not_o essential_a god_n will_v act_n by_o himself_o immediate_o in_o they_o enlighten_v they_o and_o diverse_o modify_v or_o affect_v they_o without_o any_o regard_n of_o the_o body_n in_o a_o thousand_o manner_n the_o body_n shall_v be_v no_o long_o neither_o a_o wall_n nor_o a_o veil_n between_o god_n and_o the_o soul_n nor_o a_o channel_n of_o communication_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o god_n he_o will_v act_n in_o they_o independent_o of_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o body_n which_o be_v now_o the_o essential_a condition_n of_o his_o natural_a action_n in_o we_o then_o when_o the_o holy_a soul_n shall_v be_v reunite_v to_o their_o body_n they_o will_v not_o at_o all_o fail_n as_o have_v be_v say_v to_o have_v the_o whole_a spectacle_n of_o the_o visible_a world_n although_o there_o be_v but_o one_o part_n of_o the_o visible_a world_n who_o species_n come_v to_o be_v retract_v in_o the_o material_a eye_n they_o will_v not_o at_o all_o fail_n to_o have_v the_o pleasure_n of_o melody_n although_o there_o be_v not_o any_o symphony_n which_o strike_v their_o corporeal_a ear_n civitas_n non_fw-la egebit_fw-la sole_fw-la neque_fw-la lunâ_fw-la nam_fw-la claritas_fw-la dei_fw-la illuminabit_fw-la eam_fw-la such_o will_v be_v our_o soul_n in_o their_o spiritualise_v body_n after_o the_o universal_a resurrection_n &_o there_o remain_v nothing_o more_o for_o we_o to_o do_v after_o this_o last_o illustration_n than_o to_o make_v use_n of_o these_o knowledge_n to_o reform_v our_o idea_n and_o correct_v our_o judgement_n about_o eternity_n and_o about_o time_n about_o the_o present_a life_n and_o the_o future_a about_o the_o present_a world_n and_o the_o world_n to_o come_v and_o thereby_o to_o comprehend_v the_o whole_a extent_n of_o our_o duty_n chap._n fourteen_o what_o be_v time_n and_o eternity_n the_o present_a world_n and_o the_o world_n to_o come_v the_o present_a life_n and_o the_o future_a life_n it_o be_v easy_a for_o we_o after_o all_o that_o have_v be_v illustrate_v concern_v that_o future_a state_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o the_o new_a and_o immortal_a life_n which_o they_o ought_v to_o commence_v in_o go_v out_o of_o the_o body_n it_o be_v easy_a for_o we_o i_o say_v to_o comprehend_v what_o be_v time_n and_o eternity_n the_o present_a world_n and_o the_o world_n to_o come_v the_o present_a life_n and_o the_o future_a life_n that_o which_o we_o man_n call_v time_n be_v take_v either_o by_o relation_n to_o the_o duration_n of_o the_o abide_v of_o every_o soul_n in_o its_o body_n or_o by_o relation_n to_o the_o duration_n of_o the_o whole_a present_a oeconomy_n of_o the_o visible_a world_n destine_v to_o the_o trial_n of_o the_o soul_n in_o the_o body_n and_o in_o whatsoever_o signification_n man_n take_v time_n in_o the_o opposition_n which_o man_n make_v of_o it_o to_o eternity_n it_o signify_v precise_o a_o state_n of_o instability_n of_o change_n and_o of_o vicissitude_n and_o a_o state_n which_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o end_n for_o these_o be_v the_o two_o thing_n which_o enter_v essential_o into_o the_o idea_n of_o that_o which_o be_v call_v time_n vicissitude_n and_o end_n the_o space_n of_o the_o duration_n that_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n be_v call_v time_n for_o those_o two_o reason_n because_o it_o ought_v to_o have_v a_o end_n and_o because_o in_o the_o interim_n so_o long_o as_o it_o endure_v it_o hold_v we_o expose_v to_o a_o thousand_o change_n and_o to_o a_o thousand_o vicissitude_n and_o above_o all_o to_o the_o vicissitude_n of_o be_v able_a to_o pass_v from_o good_a to_o evil_a and_o from_o evil_a to_o good_a from_o sin_n to_o virtue_n and_o from_o virtue_n to_o crime_n or_o vice_n you_o see_v here_o exact_o what_o time_n be_v and_o eternity_n ought_v to_o be_v conceive_v by_o opposition_n for_o eternity_n be_v on_o the_o contrary_a the_o immutable_a and_o interminable_a state_n and_o order_n of_o thing_n as_o much_o as_o time_n include_v instability_n and_o end_n so_o much_o do_v eternity_n exclude_v they_o both_o time_n speak_v change_n and_o end_n eternity_n speak_v the_o be_v always_o the_o same_o and_o never_o end_v thus_o as_o our_o present_a state_n in_o
whereby_o two_o spirit_n may_v be_v unite_v we_o must_v not_o here_o imagine_v embrace_n penetration_n mingling_n extension_n or_o adjustment_n of_o magnitude_n or_o of_o quantity_n wherein_o the_o union_n of_o a_o spirit_n and_o a_o body_n may_v consist_v it_o be_v in_o that_o precise_o that_o the_o union_n of_o two_o spirit_n can_v consist_v and_o it_o be_v easy_a to_o conceive_v thereupon_o the_o idea_n of_o the_o union_n of_o a_o body_n and_o of_o a_o spirit_n for_o if_o we_o conceive_v a_o mutual_a and_o reciprocal_a dependence_n cause_v by_o the_o physical_a action_n of_o a_o superior_a power_n between_o the_o movement_n of_o that_o structure_n of_o bone_n of_o flesh_n and_o of_o nerve_n which_o we_o call_v humane_a body_n and_o between_o the_o thought_n the_o sentiment_n the_o will_n or_o desire_n of_o a_o spirit_n we_o conceive_v this_o spirit_n and_o this_o body_n unite_v and_o as_o make_v no_o more_o than_o one_o single_a whole_a and_o one_o single_a person_n whatsoever_o other_o thing_n we_o may_v fancy_v to_o ourselves_o we_o can_v never_o thereby_o at_o all_o conceive_v a_o spirit_n unite_v to_o a_o body_n but_o in_o the_o moment_n that_o we_o have_v conceive_v that_o thing_n only_o we_o have_v conceive_v they_o unite_v for_o what_o be_v it_o to_o be_v unite_v but_o to_o be_v one_o but_o to_o become_v one_o and_o the_o same_o whole_a and_o who_o see_v not_o that_o all_o this_o result_v from_o the_o mutual_a dependence_n of_o the_o operation_n of_o a_o soul_n and_o of_o the_o motion_n of_o the_o body_n let_v we_o not_o then_o go_v about_o to_o make_v impossible_a effort_n of_o imagination_n for_o to_o conceive_v the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n by_o a_o kind_n of_o a_o co-extension_n or_o local_a circumscription_n of_o the_o soul_n with_o the_o body_n by_o a_o kind_a of_o mingle_v of_o penetration_n of_o confusion_n and_o immediation_n by_o a_o adjustment_n of_o figure_n and_o magnitude_n etc._n etc._n all_o this_o will_v be_v well_o between_o body_n and_o body_n but_o concern_v the_o union_n of_o a_o spiritual_a nature_n with_o a_o corporal_a structure_n of_o flesh_n of_o bone_n of_o muscle_n of_o nerve_n all_o these_o material_a idea_n ought_v to_o be_v remove_v and_o banish_v a_o great_a way_n off_o god_n be_v please_v to_o do_v himself_o honour_n by_o this_o admirable_a composition_n of_o spirit_n and_o of_o body_n and_o have_v find_v that_o it_o be_v agreeable_a to_o his_o dignity_n of_o universal_a cause_n to_o tie_v together_o the_o determination_n of_o idea_n by_o the_o which_o he_o be_v willing_a that_o we_o shall_v by_o little_a and_o little_a and_o successive_o be_v enlighten_v to_o the_o diversity_n of_o impression_n which_o shall_v be_v make_v upon_o our_o brain_n by_o the_o divers_a object_n which_o shall_v strike_v upon_o it_o and_o to_o tie_v together_o the_o determination_n of_o divers_a sentiment_n by_o the_o which_o he_o be_v willing_a that_o we_o shall_v be_v advertise_v by_o way_n of_o instinct_n of_o that_o which_o shall_v be_v good_a or_o evil_n to_o our_o body_n to_o divers_a impression_n which_o shall_v affect_v it_o he_o have_v establish_v this_o mutual_a relation_n that_o when_o these_o impression_n be_v receive_v in_o the_o body_n there_o be_v so_o soon_o and_o at_o the_o same_o time_n by_o his_o infinite_a efficacy_n conformable_a sentiment_n and_o idea_n which_o be_v determine_v in_o the_o soul_n and_o on_o the_o contrary_a as_o often_o as_o there_o be_v in_o the_o soul_n thought_n and_o sentiment_n or_o will_n that_o require_v that_o the_o body_n shall_v be_v move_v if_o its_o structure_n be_v well_o dispose_v the_o motion_n be_v by_o the_o same_o efficacy_n of_o his_o infinite_a power_n determine_v in_o the_o body_n the_o creator_n have_v think_v fit_a to_o conserve_v thereby_o the_o dignity_n of_o the_o universal_a cause_n and_o to_o unite_v our_o soul_n to_o all_o the_o visible_a world_n in_o tie_v they_o to_o a_o particular_a body_n by_o a_o physical_a and_o substantial_a union_n our_o soul_n lose_v something_o thereby_o even_o very_o much_o of_o their_o natural_a liberty_n but_o they_o conserve_v some_o character_n of_o their_o grandeur_n by_o the_o immensity_n by_o which_o their_o union_n with_o the_o body_n render_v they_o present_a to_o all_o the_o immensity_n of_o the_o universe_n since_o by_o the_o contiguity_n of_o all_o body_n which_o compose_v the_o world_n without_o any_o interruption_n of_o vacuity_n they_o continual_o receive_v a_o thousand_o and_o a_o thousand_o divers_a idea_n from_o all_o its_o part_n in_o proportion_n as_o they_o come_v which_o they_o continual_o do_v by_o their_o motion_n or_o by_o their_o flux_n either_o to_o strike_v or_o to_o affect_v some_o one_o of_o the_o part_n of_o our_o body_n this_o decision_n ought_v to_o pass_v for_o a_o demonstration_n i_o will_v not_o stay_v here_o to_o prove_v that_o it_o be_v god_n the_o author_n of_o nature_n or_o act_v as_o universal_a cause_n who_o make_v and_o who_o entertain_v by_o his_o continual_a action_n this_o mutual_a dependence_n and_o this_o reciprocal_a relation_n since_o beside_o that_o i_o have_v already_o let_v you_o see_v clear_o that_o it_o be_v he_o alone_o who_o can_v be_v the_o immediate_a and_o efficient_a principle_n and_o cause_n of_o the_o union_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o of_o our_o body_n because_o the_o body_n can_v neither_o subject_v the_o soul_n to_o be_v unite_v to_o it_o nor_o can_v the_o soul_n be_v willing_a to_o submit_v to_o the_o body_n which_o humble_v and_o constrain_v it_o i_o have_v moreover_o prove_v very_o evident_o that_o none_o but_o god_n alone_o can_v give_v to_o the_o soul_n the_o sentiment_n and_o idea_n which_o she_o have_v from_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o impression_n which_o be_v make_v upon_o the_o body_n by_o other_o body_n which_o environ_v we_o and_o which_o act_n perpetual_o upon_o us._n this_o continual_a action_n of_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n who_o enlighten_v we_o by_o the_o idea_n which_o we_o receive_v upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o that_o impression_n of_o exterior_a object_n and_o who_o affectionate_v we_o to_o the_o conservation_n of_o the_o body_n by_o the_o agreeable_a or_o disagreeable_a sentiment_n which_o he_o give_v we_o for_o to_o make_v we_o know_v by_o way_n of_o instinct_n that_o which_o be_v profitable_a or_o hurtful_a to_o the_o conservation_n of_o our_o body_n and_o of_o human_a species_n this_o action_n i_o say_v join_v to_o that_o by_o which_o he_o move_v our_o body_n when_o our_o thought_n and_o our_o will_n require_v it_o be_v proper_o the_o action_n by_o the_o which_o he_o unite_v our_o body_n to_o our_o soul_n and_o our_o soul_n to_o our_o body_n this_o be_v the_o active_a or_o actual_a union_n this_o be_v what_o the_o school_n call_v the_o unitive_a action_n of_o god_n which_o join_v to_o the_o immutable_a decree_n and_o will_n by_o the_o which_o he_o have_v determine_v to_o continue_v it_o so_o long_o as_o the_o structure_n of_o the_o body_n shall_v subsist_v make_v in_o the_o soul_n and_o in_o the_o body_n that_o estate_n of_o union_n which_o we_o call_v passive_a and_o formal_a union_n against_o they_o who_o say_v that_o this_o be_v to_o have_v recourse_n to_o a_o miracle_n and_o you_o must_v not_o come_v here_o again_o to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v a_o manner_n very_o easy_a to_o explain_v every_o thing_n by_o a_o miracle_n and_o to_o call_v god_n to_o the_o support_n of_o our_o ignorance_n for_o so_o far_o it_o be_v from_o be_v contrary_a to_o rule_n to_o make_v god_n the_o author_n of_o our_o union_n with_o the_o body_n that_o this_o be_v the_o first_o rule_n of_o good_a reason_v that_o we_o acknowledge_v the_o cause_n and_o the_o principle_n in_o the_o effect_n and_o to_o see_v that_o god_n alone_o can_v unite_v two_o nature_n so_o opposite_a and_o disproportionate_a as_o be_v spirit_n and_o body_n as_o he_o only_o can_v create_v they_o moreover_o so_o far_o it_o be_v from_o have_v recourse_n to_o miracle_n that_o it_o be_v on_o the_o contrary_a to_o reduce_v the_o thing_n to_o all_o common_a law_n to_o say_v that_o it_o be_v god_n the_o author_n of_o nature_n the_o necessary_a principle_n of_o this_o union_n who_o that_o he_o may_v conserve_v this_o dignity_n of_o universal_a cause_n establish_v in_o the_o divers_a modification_n of_o a_o certain_a part_n of_o the_o body_n the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o the_o idea_n and_o of_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v the_o most_o regular_a manner_n of_o act_v the_o most_o natural_a and_o most_o conformable_a to_o his_o ordinary_a manner_n of_o act_v and_o by_o consequence_n the_o most_o contrary_a to_o miracle_n which_o be_v not_o but_o when_o god_n change_v his_o ordinary_a manner_n of_o act_v and_o depart_v from_o his_o general_n will._n the_o action_n whereby_o god_n preserve_v the_o union_n
that_o the_o natural_a order_n and_o connexion_n of_o these_o species_n can_v be_v observe_v and_o keep_v but_o be_v confuse_o and_o tumultuous_o excite_v and_o stir_v up_o by_o a_o tumultuous_a and_o irregular_a agitation_n of_o the_o organ_n in_o which_o they_o reside_v there_o be_v divers_a sort_n of_o folly_n there_o be_v the_o furious_a and_o the_o peaceable_a there_o be_v the_o rejoice_v and_o the_o melancholy_a and_o there_o be_v general_a one_o and_o particular_a one_o which_o be_v fasten_v to_o one_o single_a object_n and_o all_o these_o diversity_n do_v proceed_v from_o the_o diverse_a manner_n whereby_o the_o brain_n be_v disorder_v and_o it_o will_v be_v easy_a to_o explain_v they_o particular_o if_o there_o be_v occasion_n it_o be_v sufficiento_n say_v that_o in_o what_o manner_n soever_o folly_n subsist_v it_o be_v the_o great_a humiliation_n of_o our_o nature_n and_o that_o which_o give_v we_o the_o best_a prospect_n of_o the_o misery_n of_o the_o servitude_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o the_o present_a estate_n of_o union_n with_o the_o body_n since_o they_o lose_v by_o folly_n the_o empire_n and_o the_o liberty_n of_o their_o thought_n be_v force_v to_o follow_v the_o fantasticalness_n the_o perplexity_n the_o disorder_n and_o the_o confusion_n of_o the_o irregular_a motion_n of_o the_o brain_n either_o too_o much_o dry_v and_o burn_v up_o by_o choler_n and_o melancholy_n or_o too_o much_o overflow_v or_o too_o much_o moisten_v by_o phlegm_n without_o be_v able_a either_o to_o suspend_v or_o stop_v they_o or_o to_o hasten_v or_o advance_v they_o this_o let_v we_o see_v the_o limitation_n even_o of_o our_o spiritual_a nature_n which_o be_v finite_a even_o in_o the_o most_o divine_a perfection_n that_o she_o possess_v for_o this_o disorder_n of_o the_o loss_n of_o the_o empire_n and_o of_o the_o liberty_n of_o thought_n happen_v in_o man_n because_o he_o do_v not_o possess_v as_o god_n do_v a_o infinite_a liberty_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o infinite_a empire_n but_o only_o a_o finite_a liberty_n or_o a_o finite_a empire_n over_o himself_o for_o it_o be_v this_o which_o make_v that_o god_n as_o the_o universal_a cause_n do_v not_o respect_v this_o liberty_n of_o man_n but_o determine_v in_o his_o soul_n thought_n conformable_a to_o the_o agitation_n of_o his_o brain_n which_o be_v the_o occasional_a cause_n by_o which_o he_o be_v determine_v in_o this_o quality_n of_o universal_a cause_n to_o give_v thought_n and_o idea_n to_o the_o soul_n god_n concur_v with_o fool_n as_o he_o do_v with_o natural_a cause_n for_o the_o make_n of_o monster_n he_o follow_v the_o motion_n of_o the_o brain_n as_o a_o necessary_a cause_n rave_v do_v not_o differ_v from_o folly_n but_o by_o the_o interval_n which_o it_o have_v and_o because_o it_o be_v only_o a_o accident_n and_o a_o transient_a symptom_n of_o a_o fever_n which_o too_o strong_o agitate_v the_o brain_n frenzy_n be_v but_o a_o violent_a rave_v and_o both_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o let_v we_o see_v that_o there_o must_v be_v a_o superior_a power_n who_o with_o a_o absolute_a empire_n determine_v our_o thought_n from_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o motion_n of_o our_o brain_n and_o confirm_v by_o a_o sensible_a argument_n all_o that_o we_o have_v say_v concern_v the_o union_n of_o our_o soul_n with_o our_o body_n and_o concern_v the_o continual_a action_n by_o which_o we_o believe_v that_o god_n determine_v our_o thought_n and_o our_o sentiment_n from_o the_o occasion_n of_o divers_a impression_n which_o be_v make_v on_o our_o body_n either_o by_o external_n object_n or_o by_o the_o fermentation_n of_o their_o proper_a humour_n if_o we_o reflect_v serious_o upon_o it_o we_o shall_v see_v that_o it_o be_v not_o at_o all_o possible_a to_o think_v that_o the_o soul_n in_o these_o state_n of_o folly_n and_o frenzy_n shall_v make_v in_o herself_o her_o thought_n we_o shall_v be_v persuade_v that_o she_o receive_v they_o from_o that_o superior_a power_n which_o unite_v she_o to_o the_o body_n and_o which_o act_v as_o a_o universal_a cause_n have_v no_o regard_n to_o the_o incongruity_n of_o these_o thought_n as_o it_o have_v no_o regard_n to_o the_o incongruity_n of_o monster_n in_o the_o motion_n which_o it_o give_v to_o the_o common_a matter_n of_o the_o universe_n by_o its_o inviolable_a and_o infallible_a law_n but_o make_v the_o fortune_n of_o the_o disorder_n and_o of_o the_o disrang_n of_o the_o harmony_n of_o the_o body_n to_o follow_v and_o run_v upon_o the_o soul_n not_o cease_v to_o determine_v her_o thought_n according_a to_o the_o occasion_n which_o that_o part_n give_v she_o thereof_o and_o that_o common_a centre_n of_o the_o organizanization_n which_o it_o have_v establish_v for_o the_o occasional_a cause_n of_o its_o essential_a concourse_n or_o of_o the_o action_n by_o which_o it_o enlighten_v we_o god_n determine_v the_o thought_n in_o madman_n and_o in_o fool_n by_o the_o immutable_a law_n which_o he_o have_v establish_v in_o the_o union_n of_o body_n with_o soul_n which_o be_v to_o give_v idea_n upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o corporeal_a retracement_n of_o object_n which_o be_v make_v in_o the_o brain_n without_o have_v regard_n either_o to_o the_o order_n or_o to_o confusion_n of_o the_o thought_n vision_n the_o illusion_n of_o the_o imagination_n by_o which_o man_n believe_v they_o see_v by_o interval_n thing_n which_o in_o effect_n they_o do_v not_o see_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o short_a and_o transient_a folly_n and_o they_o be_v make_v by_o a_o deep_a and_o lively_a retracement_n of_o some_o particular_a species_n which_o so_o occupy_v the_o organ_n of_o the_o internal_a sense_n that_o the_o other_o species_n there_o remain_v as_o it_o be_v all_o of_o they_o deface_v from_o whence_o it_o happen_v that_o the_o imagination_n of_o it_o be_v lively_o determine_v and_o as_o this_o be_v the_o effect_n of_o lively_a and_o strong_a imagination_n to_o represent_v thing_n absent_a as_o if_o they_o be_v just_o present_a and_o as_o if_o they_o actual_o strike_v the_o sense_n so_o it_o happen_v from_o thence_o that_o man_n do_v believe_v they_o see_v that_o which_o they_o do_v not_o see_v because_o they_o judge_v that_o the_o image_n that_o they_o have_v of_o it_o be_v determine_v by_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o object_n not_o mind_v that_o it_o come_v from_o the_o imagination_n only_o and_o thus_o it_o be_v that_o there_o be_v a_o thousand_o sort_n of_o illusion_n and_o vain_a and_o chimerical_a vision_n in_o certain_a spirit_n which_o we_o call_v feeble_a or_o weak_a though_o indeed_o they_o be_v too_o strong_a because_o that_o these_o sort_n of_o illusion_n proceed_v not_o but_o from_o a_o excessive_a force_n of_o the_o imagination_n the_o which_o be_v a_o true_a and_o real_a weakness_n of_o reason_n since_o the_o imagination_n be_v never_o excessive_o strong_a but_o reason_n be_v thereby_o as_o much_o weak_a because_o the_o power_n of_o reason_n be_v to_o rule_v over_o the_o imagination_n 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say_v but_o by_o lively_a idea_n which_o god_n supply_v and_o put_v in_o the_o room_n or_o place_n of_o those_o corporeal_a species_n how_o the_o just_a soul_n see_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n thing_n past_a present_a and_o to_o come_v st._n augustin_n and_o other_o ancient_n and_o modern_a doctor_n do_v say_v that_o sanctified_a soul_n do_v read_v in_o the_o word_n of_o god_n as_o in_o a_o book_n thing_n past_a thing_n present_a and_o thing_n to_o come_v and_o this_o notion_n be_v just_a and_o exact_a provide_v that_o we_o comprehend_v that_o this_o action_n of_o read_v in_o the_o soul_n be_v rather_o a_o act_n of_o the_o passive_a faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n by_o which_o she_o receive_v the_o light_n and_o the_o idea_n than_o of_o the_o active_a faculty_n by_o which_o she_o go_v about_o to_o search_v as_o it_o be_v of_o her_o own_o accord_n for_o we_o must_v call_v to_o mind_v this_o double_a faculty_n whereof_o one_o be_v the_o cause_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v instruct_v and_o enlighten_v from_o without_o and_o the_o other_o that_o she_o instruct_v and_o enlighten_v herself_o all_o manner_n of_o way_n from_o within_o this_o be_v the_o principle_n of_o all_o science_n we_o may_v say_v that_o the_o soul_n read_v in_o the_o divine_a word_n thing_n past_a present_a and_o to_o come_v provide_v we_o comprehend_v that_o it_o be_v not_o the_o soul_n which_o go_v to_o search_v the_o divine_a word_n as_o we_o conceive_v that_o we_o go_v to_o search_v a_o book_n by_o the_o help_n of_o corporeal_a eye_n but_o that_o it_o be_v the_o word_n of_o god_n which_o go_v to_o be_v unite_v to_o the_o soul_n show_v unite_n and_o communicate_v itself_o to_o it_o either_o immediate_o by_o itself_o as_o some_o conceive_v or_o mediate_o as_o we_o say_v by_o a_o omnipotent_a action_n by_o which_o it_o modify_v and_o imprint_n we_o with_o create_a idea_n draw_v from_o the_o proper_a substance_n of_o the_o soul_n wherein_o it_o copy_n out_o and_o paint_v itself_o in_o proportion_n to_o that_o which_o it_o will_v communicate_v of_o itself_o as_o other_o be_v please_v to_o conceive_v it_o the_o word_n of_o god_n be_v nothing_o else_o but_o that_o substantial_a and_o eternal_a idea_n by_o which_o the_o supreme_a essence_n reflect_v in_o some_o manner_n upon_o itself_o in_o admire_v its_o perfection_n and_o its_o fullness_n and_o form_n by_o that_o reflection_n upon_o all_o which_o it_o have_v find_v in_o itself_o a_o platform_n or_o model_n of_o all_o that_o which_o it_o can_v do_v and_o of_o the_o manner_n how_o it_o ought_v to_o be_v do_v this_o eternal_a idea_n be_v as_o it_o be_v the_o source_n of_o all_o particular_a idea_n and_o the_o essential_a mirror_n of_o all_o thing_n there_o be_v the_o light_n which_o enlighten_v all_o the_o conduct_n of_o god_n out_o of_o
of_o knowledge_n like_a to_o we_o 37_o chap._n 8._o what_o judgement_n soever_o be_v make_v of_o beast_n our_o soul_n be_v undoubted_o spiritual_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o know_a nature_n 43_o chap._n 9_o the_o double_a immense_a and_o infinite_a ground_n of_o knowledge_n that_o be_v in_o our_o soul_n be_v a_o new_a and_o certain_a proof_n of_o their_o spiritual_a nature_n 56_o chap._n 10._o that_o libertine_n can_v maintain_v this_o monstrous_a opinion_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n be_v corporeal_a 59_o chap._n 11._o that_o our_o soul_n be_v undoubted_o immortal_a by_o reason_n of_o their_o know_a nature_n 67_o chap._n 12._o that_o our_o soul_n be_v undoubted_o spiritual_a by_o reason_n of_o the_o principle_n and_o ground_n of_o liberty_n which_o we_o find_v in_o they_o 75_o animal_n have_v not_o the_o liberty_n of_o their_o motion_n 76_o our_o liberty_n of_o think_v be_v a_o certain_a character_n of_o the_o nature_n and_o spiritual_a essence_n in_o our_o soul_n 81_o the_o empire_n of_o our_o desire_n be_v another_o certain_a proof_n of_o the_o spirituality_n of_o our_o soul_n 83_o chap._n 13._o we_o have_v a_o indubitable_a certainty_n of_o the_o immortal_a condition_n of_o our_o soul_n by_o the_o desire_v and_o instinct_n of_o immortality_n and_o eternity_n which_o we_o have_v 87_o chap._n 14._o of_o the_o spiritual_a and_o immortal_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n draw_v from_o the_o ground_n of_o conscience_n 95_o that_o conscience_n be_v not_o in_o the_o soul_n of_o man_n a_o effect_n of_o education_n or_o of_o some_o opinion_n with_o which_o it_o be_v imprint_v and_o prepossess_v in_o the_o infancy_n 98_o chap._n 15._o that_o our_o soul_n be_v indubitable_o immortal_a by_o a_o certainty_n that_o the_o sentiment_n of_o the_o conscience_n give_v we_o thereof_o 104_o chap._n 16._o that_o it_o be_v easy_a not_o only_o to_o give_v ourselves_o a_o conviction_n of_o the_o spiritual_a nature_n of_o our_o soul_n but_o to_o give_v a_o neat_a idea_n of_o they_o 112_o that_o every_o one_o feel_v and_o perceive_v his_o soul_n and_o that_o although_o he_o be_v ignorant_a it_o be_v only_o because_o he_o know_v not_o that_o he_o know_v it_o 116_o chap._n 17._o some_o essential_a reflection_n to_o rstablish_v the_o order_n of_o the_o preference_n of_o the_o soul_n above_o that_o of_o the_o body_n 119_o that_o all_o the_o good_a and_o ill_a fortune_n be_v in_o our_o soul_n 120_o that_o the_o soul_n have_v pleasure_n and_o pain_n independent_o of_o the_o body_n 121_o the_o essential_a difference_n of_o the_o pleasure_n and_o the_o pain_n which_o the_o soul_n have_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o body_n and_o of_o the_o pleasure_n and_o the_o pain_n which_o she_o have_v independent_o of_o the_o body_n ibid._n that_o the_o pleasure_n and_o the_o pain_n which_o the_o soul_n have_v not_o but_o upon_o the_o account_n of_o the_o body_n be_v only_o as_o it_o be_v to_o show_v the_o pleasure_n and_o the_o pain_n of_o eternity_n 123_o that_o virtue_n be_v the_o proper_a and_o true_a good_a of_o the_o soul_n and_o vice_n its_o evil_n 124_o that_o the_o passion_n be_v the_o fever_n of_o the_o soul_n 126_o that_o the_o soul_n have_v essential_o in_o her_o disorder_n the_o apprehension_n of_o a_o superior_a justice_n which_o wound_v she_o 128_o chap._n 18._o that_o all_o these_o knowledge_n be_v so_o many_o light_n and_o principle_n of_o morality_n and_o duty_n 130_o the_o order_n of_o duty_n between_o our_o soul_n and_o our_o body_n 132_o part_n ii_o of_o our_o duty_n of_o religion_n and_o of_o morality_n whether_o towards_o god_n whether_o towards_o ourselves_o whether_o towards_o man_n and_o of_o our_o duty_n of_o all_o gospel_n self-denial_n which_o result_n from_o the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v and_o operate_v in_o our_o body_n under_o the_o visible_a empire_n of_o god_n page_n 141_o chap._n 1._o how_o we_o may_v with_o assurance_n know_v the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n ibid._n chap._n 2._o general_a experience_n of_o a_o power_n superior_a to_o our_o soul_n and_o to_o our_o body_n which_o act_v in_o our_o soul_n and_o in_o our_o body_n 146_o the_o first_o experience_n that_o we_o have_v that_o god_n act_v upon_o we_o as_o a_o sovereign_a ruler_n after_o the_o manner_n wherein_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n ibid._n the_o second_o experience_n of_o the_o same_o empire_n in_o the_o sovereign_a domination_n with_o which_o our_o soul_n be_v send_v into_o our_o body_n without_o consult_v they_o 147_o a_o three_o experience_n of_o the_o same_o thing_n in_o disease_n over_o which_o our_o soul_n have_v no_o empire_n 148_o a_o four_o experience_n of_o the_o same_o in_o pleasure_n and_o pain_n ib._n a_o five_o experience_n of_o the_o same_o in_o the_o idea_n which_o we_o receive_v 150_o chap._n 3._o experience_n of_o the_o power_n which_o govern_v nature_n and_o which_o come_v to_o the_o assistance_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o a_o moment_n 153_o another_o experience_n of_o the_o same_o from_o the_o diversity_n of_o delectable_a and_o painful_a sentiment_n 155_o a_o three_o experience_n that_o god_n act_v as_o a_o universal_a cause_n in_o the_o manner_n that_o he_o act_v upon_o our_o soul_n and_o upon_o our_o body_n 156_o chap._n 4._o false_a idea_n which_o we_o must_v avoid_v by_o the_o light_n of_o these_o experience_n and_o first_o that_o of_o believe_v that_o our_o soul_n be_v unite_v to_o our_o body_n by_o any_o sympathy_n proportion_n or_o inclination_n 158_o that_o the_o soul_n be_v not_o as_o corporeal_a form_n though_o it_o be_v the_o form_n of_o a_o man._n 160_o the_o difference_n between_o a_o soul_n and_o a_o angel_n ibid._n the_o opinion_n of_o the_o ancient_a father_n upon_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v concern_v the_o disproportion_n betwixt_o soul_n and_o body_n 161_o chap._n 5._o that_o the_o body_n can_v in_o any_o manner_n act_n upon_o the_o soul_n to_o illuminate_v or_o affect_v it_o physical_o and_o immediate_o by_o itself_o 164_o that_o our_o own_o body_n can_v act_n physical_o and_o immediate_o by_o themselves_o upon_o our_o soul_n who_o spirituality_n render_v they_o inaccessible_a to_o all_o sort_n of_o impression_n of_o body_n 167_o that_o the_o body_n do_v not_o cause_n in_o the_o soul_n either_o pleasure_n or_o pain_n 168_o body_n do_v not_o only_o not_o cause_v the_o sentiment_n and_o idea_n in_o the_o soul_n but_o they_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o determine_v the_o soul_n physical_o to_o make_v they_o 170_o that_o the_o soul_n of_o themselves_o do_v not_o make_v the_o idea_n or_o image_n of_o body_n 171_o press_v a_o ardour_n as_o we_o have_v to_o know_v all_o thing_n out_o of_o ourselves_o so_o much_o coldness_n have_v we_o for_o that_o excellent_a curiosity_n of_o know_v ourselves_o it_o be_v the_o only_a map_n and_o the_o only_a history_n the_o only_a intrigue_n and_o the_o only_a matter_n which_o we_o take_v no_o care_n at_o all_o to_o understand_v the_o dignity_n of_o our_o soul_n yet_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n we_o have_v a_o soul_n not_o only_o spiritual_a and_o of_o a_o nature_n altogether_o different_a from_o the_o body_n and_o more_o excellent_a than_o all_o we_o can_v conceive_v that_o be_v material_a and_o corporeal_a but_o also_o immortal_a and_o celestial_a imprint_v with_o a_o thousand_o character_n of_o a_o lively_a resemblance_n of_o the_o supreme_a nature_n and_o essence_n and_o destine_v to_o a_o eternity_n and_o a_o happy_a immortality_n in_o a_o eternal_a union_n and_o a_o everlasting_a society_n of_o delight_n and_o joy_n with_o god_n moses_n have_v take_v care_n to_o give_v we_o the_o history_n and_o genealogy_n of_o it_o for_o say_v he_o he_o that_o in_o the_o beginning_n create_v the_o heaven_n and_o the_o earth_n form_v out_o of_o the_o common_a matter_n of_o the_o universe_n the_o beast_n of_o the_o field_n the_o bird_n of_o the_o air_n the_o fish_n of_o the_o sea_n by_o the_o sole_a construction_n of_o their_o member_n and_o corporeal_a organ_n which_o he_o direct_v to_o those_o particular_a end_n which_o he_o have_v propose_v to_o himself_o for_o a_o general_a end_n of_o his_o workmanship_n by_o mean_n of_o which_o he_o make_v they_o capable_a of_o those_o admirable_a and_o different_a instinct_n and_o movement_n that_o we_o see_v in_o they_o which_o be_v that_o only_a life_n that_o experience_n make_v we_o see_v and_o reason_n suffer_v we_o to_o acknowledge_v to_o be_v in_o beast_n by_o the_o sole_a construction_n or_o organization_n of_o their_o body_n that_o a_o most_o pure_a and_o a_o most_o subtle_a fire_n form_v from_o the_o most_o pure_a and_o most_o agitate_a part_n of_o their_o blood_n move_v and_o animate_v sudden_o they_o become_v say_v the_o holy_a historian_n live_v creature_n but_o when_o he_o come_v to_o man_n to_o who_o he_o give_v the_o place_n of_o master_n and_o king_n of_o
and_o action_n the_o love_n of_o pleasure_n and_o of_o sensible_a good_a which_o be_v the_o pleasure_n which_o we_o have_v from_o the_o occasion_n of_o our_o body_n this_o experience_n be_v also_o indubitable_a for_o no_o man_n can_v hinder_v himself_o from_o love_v good_a and_o pleasure_n and_o every_o one_o that_o reflect_v upon_o it_o will_v find_v and_o perceive_v it_o in_o himself_o a_o man_n will_v find_v that_o he_o be_v able_a to_o deprive_v himself_o of_o one_o pleasure_n when_o he_o be_v in_o view_n of_o another_o but_o he_o will_v never_o find_v his_o heart_n without_o the_o love_n of_o pleasure_n it_o be_v a_o empire_n of_o nature_n or_o to_o say_v better_o of_o the_o master_n of_o nature_n which_o we_o can_v no_o way_n resist_v our_o soul_n be_v indubitable_o push_v on_o continual_o by_o a_o great_a force_n towards_o pleasure_n and_o from_o thence_o be_v form_v in_o we_o that_o propensity_n towards_o good_a but_o which_o carry_v we_o towards_o sensible_a good_a be_v become_v by_o sin_n the_o matter_n and_o live_a source_n of_o a_o thousand_o passion_n which_o rule_v over_o we_o we_o love_v our_o body_n and_o the_o pleasure_n which_o we_o have_v from_o their_o occasion_n by_o a_o invincible_a empire_n although_o we_o see_v that_o this_o love_n be_v oftentimes_o in_o many_o of_o its_o act_n quite_o contrary_a to_o our_o duty_n and_o to_o the_o order_n of_o the_o supreme_a will_n and_o of_o reason_n the_o body_n entice_v we_o by_o our_o concupiscence_n against_o our_o conscience_n and_o against_o our_o reason_n and_o nature_n have_v equal_o place_v in_o we_o concupiscence_n and_o conscience_n passion_n and_o reason_n you_o see_v here_o six_o remarkable_a experience_n which_o i_o have_v be_v observe_v concern_v the_o empire_n and_o dominion_n which_o our_o soul_n suffer_v in_o our_o body_n on_o the_o part_n of_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n to_o which_o we_o may_v add_v other_o but_o since_o these_o here_o be_v sufficient_a to_o give_v we_o a_o great_a and_o clear_a sight_n and_o to_o prepare_v we_o to_o understand_v the_o manner_n how_o our_o soul_n be_v in_o our_o body_n and_o thereby_o our_o duty_n of_o dependence_n and_o of_o religion_n of_o fear_n and_o of_o love_n towards_o god_n and_o our_o obligation_n of_o justice_n and_o of_o charity_n towards_o mankind_n and_o of_o temperance_n towards_o ourselves_o therefore_o i_o will_v let_v the_o other_o alone_o without_o use_v they_o and_o so_o pass_v on_o to_o let_v you_o observe_v that_o as_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n command_v we_o and_o rule_n over_o we_o indubitable_o in_o all_o these_o manner_n in_o our_o body_n so_o he_o serve_v we_o also_o and_o obey_v we_o and_o if_o i_o may_v be_v permit_v to_o say_v so_o we_o command_v he_o in_o our_o turn_n and_o we_o be_v obey_v with_o a_o exact_a regularity_n chap._n iii_o experience_n of_o the_o power_n which_o govern_v nature_n and_o which_o come_v to_o the_o assistance_n of_o our_o soul_n in_o a_o moment_n i._o we_o find_v first_o that_o when_o we_o move_v our_o body_n we_o do_v no_o more_o precise_o than_o to_o will_v they_o to_o move_v for_o we_o do_v not_o feel_v that_o there_o go_v any_o kind_n of_o thing_n from_o we_o but_o the_o desire_n to_o move_v ourselves_o and_o the_o act_n of_o the_o determinative_a faculty_n of_o the_o will_n by_o the_o which_o we_o give_v a_o command_n to_o the_o body_n to_o move_v itself_o and_o because_o we_o know_v too_o well_o from_o other_o thing_n our_o dependence_n our_o weakness_n and_o our_o limit_a power_n to_o be_v able_a to_o believe_v that_o we_o have_v a_o power_n to_o operate_v any_o thing_n out_o of_o we_o by_o our_o will_n alone_o since_o that_o be_v the_o character_n of_o a_o infinite_a power_n as_o we_o have_v already_o say_v upon_o this_o indubitable_a experience_n which_o we_o have_v that_o do_v nothing_o but_o to_o will_n ourselves_o to_o move_v we_o do_v move_v ourselves_o nevertheless_o effective_o we_o therefore_o conclude_v that_o there_o must_v be_v a_o assist_v power_n which_o move_v our_o body_n in_o the_o moment_n that_o we_o will_v have_v it_o and_o as_o this_o power_n be_v immense_a and_o infinite_a since_o it_o operate_v through_o all_o in_o the_o same_o time_n move_v all_o the_o body_n of_o man_n when_o they_o will_v and_o that_o it_o be_v also_o indubitable_o enlighten_v wise_a and_o unchangeable_a since_o it_o do_v not_o move_v they_o but_o in_o the_o instant_n that_o we_o will_v and_o by_o the_o inviolable_a rule_n of_o a_o certain_a disposition_n in_o our_o nerve_n and_o in_o our_o member_n from_o whence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o those_o that_o have_v the_o palsy_n can_v move_v themselves_o though_o they_o will_v we_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o this_o can_v be_v nothing_o but_o the_o power_n of_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n from_o whence_o we_o infer_v that_o the_o author_n of_o nature_n intermeddle_v between_o our_o soul_n and_o our_o body_n and_o that_o he_o take_v part_n and_o interest_n in_o their_o union_n and_o in_o the_o manner_n how_o these_o nature_n and_o these_o spiritual_a substance_n be_v in_o the_o terrestrial_a and_o mortal_a habitation_n of_o our_o body_n ii_o another_o experience_n of_o the_o same_o from_o the_o diversity_n of_o delectable_a and_o painful_a sentiment_n we_o find_v in_o the_o second_o place_n under_o this_o new_a consideration_n that_o this_o same_o enlighten_v immense_a and_o immutable_a power_n do_v continual_o serve_v our_o soul_n in_o our_o body_n for_o to_o advertise_v they_o in_o a_o instant_n of_o every_o thing_n that_o be_v do_v in_o they_o and_o to_o advertise_v they_o of_o it_o to_o their_o advantage_n too_o for_o so_o soon_o as_o there_o be_v any_o impression_n or_o any_o alteration_n make_v or_o cause_v within_o the_o body_n which_o of_o itself_o tend_v to_o the_o dissolution_n and_o destruction_n of_o it_o or_o even_o but_o to_o the_o encumbrance_n and_o hindrance_n of_o its_o function_n so_o soon_o the_o soul_n be_v in_o a_o instant_n advertise_v thereof_o by_o a_o sad_a and_o painful_a sentiment_n which_o she_o find_v herself_o sudden_o transpierce_v with_o as_o with_o a_o sharp_a point_a instrument_n which_o she_o find_v herself_o attack_v with_o without_o know_v whereby_o or_o how_o it_o enter_v and_o on_o the_o contrary_a if_o there_o be_v any_o motion_n make_v in_o her_o body_n which_o tend_v of_o itself_o either_o to_o its_o good_a disposition_n or_o to_o the_o conservation_n of_o a_o humane_a species_n the_o soul_n soon_o in_o a_o moment_n find_v herself_o penetrate_v and_o tickle_v with_o a_o agreeable_a sentiment_n which_o we_o call_v pleasure_n and_o delight_n without_o know_v in_o like_a manner_n either_o how_o or_o where_o it_o enter_v it_o be_v likewise_o in_o the_o same_o manner_n with_o indifferent_a impression_n which_o do_v neither_o good_a nor_o hurt_n to_o the_o body_n the_o soul_n be_v in_o like_a manner_n in_o a_o instant_n advertise_v by_o this_o illuminate_n immense_a and_o immutable_a power_n but_o not_o by_o the_o sentiment_n of_o pleasure_n or_o of_o pain_n which_o will_v be_v false_a if_o instead_o of_o impression_n indifferent_a to_o the_o body_n she_o shall_v give_v sentiment_n which_o may_v affectionate_a and_o determine_v it_o to_o love_n or_o to_o hate_n but_o sentiment_n indifferent_a such_o as_o be_v white_a black_a dry_a and_o moist_a and_o image_n and_o idea_n indifferent_a also_o which_o leave_v the_o soul_n the_o liberty_n of_o approach_v or_o withdraw_v itself_o from_o those_o object_n upon_o who_o occasion_n she_o have_v they_o i_o call_v this_o power_n immense_a because_o it_o operate_v through_o all_o at_o the_o same_o time_n within_o both_o pole_n and_o in_o the_o two_o hemisphere_n i_o call_v it_o illuminate_v because_o it_o neither_o give_v sals_o nor_o unreasonable_o neither_o idea_n nor_o sentiment_n and_o i_o call_v it_o immutable_a because_o it_o do_v not_o give_v they_o but_o by_o inviolable_a and_o immutable_a rule_n from_o which_o it_o never_o swerve_v iii_o a_o three_o experience_n that_o god_n act_v as_o a_o universal_a cause_n in_o the_o manner_n that_o he_o act_v upon_o our_o soul_n and_o upon_o our_o body_n we_o find_v in_o the_o three_o place_n that_o this_o power_n which_o act_v in_o we_o as_o well_o to_o obey_v and_o serve_v we_o as_o to_o rule_v over_o we_o act_v not_o between_o our_o soul_n and_o our_o body_n between_o who_o it_o act_v without_o cease_v as_o appear_v by_o all_o these_o experience_n which_o we_o have_v already_o remark_v as_o a_o particular_a and_o a_o free_a cause_n but_o as_o a_o universal_a and_o necessary_a cause_n because_o we_o experience_n that_o it_o act_v not_o from_o the_o occasion_n of_o the_o same_o immutable_a law_n by_o which_o it_o have_v resolve_v to_o entertain_v a_o commerce_n between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n and_o that_o this_o power_n act_v
the_o notion_n of_o a_o spiritual_a nature_n do_v conceive_v well_o that_o separate_a body_n say_v they_o can_v act_n physical_o upon_o the_o soul_n but_o it_o be_v not_o after_o the_o same_o manner_n with_o body_n which_o be_v unite_v to_o they_o separated_z body_n can_v do_v nothing_o to_o the_o soul_n say_v they_o they_o can_v determine_v in_o the_o soul_n any_o sentiment_n nor_o any_o idea_n but_o the_o body_n unite_v to_o the_o soul_n do_v acquire_v by_o that_o union_n a_o near_a disposition_n whereby_o it_o be_v enable_v to_o act_n immediate_o and_o physical_o upon_o the_o soul_n and_o to_o determine_v all_o its_o idea_n and_o modification_n which_o it_o have_v from_o the_o occasion_n of_o other_o body_n which_o surround_v it_o this_o be_v the_o common_a fancy_n of_o the_o school_n which_o indeed_o be_v but_o a_o most_o false_a and_o a_o most_o repugnant_a imagination_n full_a of_o contradiction_n and_o incompatibility_n for_o beside_o that_o the_o union_n that_o be_v betwixt_o the_o body_n and_o the_o soul_n be_v but_o the_o act_n of_o the_o creator_n as_o i_o shall_v explain_v it_o hereafter_o so_o that_o union_n do_v not_o at_o all_o change_n the_o nature_n or_o essence_n of_o the_o body_n nor_o the_o nature_n or_o essence_n of_o the_o soul_n the_o body_n unite_v to_o the_o soul_n remain_v still_o a_o body_n and_o the_o soul_n unite_v to_o the_o body_n retain_v still_o its_o former_a be_v of_o a_o soul_n and_o by_o consequence_n of_o a_o nature_n whole_o spiritual_a to_o which_o no_o body_n can_v be_v unite_v and_o upon_o which_o no_o body_n can_v have_v a_o physical_a action_n because_o body_n be_v not_o unite_v but_o by_o a_o continuity_n of_o part_n neither_o do_v they_o act_n but_o by_o impel_v divide_v or_o figure_v diverse_o which_o can_v be_v do_v upon_o spiritual_a nature_n who_o can_v be_v subject_a to_o any_o of_o these_o corporeal_a passion_n and_o to_o who_o the_o body_n can_v never_o approach_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o distance_n of_o a_o infinite_a disproportion_n which_o keep_v they_o asunder_o that_o the_o body_n do_v not_o cause_n in_o the_o soul_n either_o pleasure_n or_o pain_n we_o must_v banish_v all_o those_o gross_a imagination_n by_o which_o man_n conceive_v that_o our_o body_n act_n immediate_o and_o physical_o in_o any_o manner_n whatsoever_o upon_o our_o soul_n be_v it_o for_o the_o illuminate_v they_o or_o for_o the_o produce_v in_o they_o either_o pleasure_n or_o pain_n that_o can_v be_v for_o two_o reason_n for_o the_o general_a reason_n that_o body_n can_v never_o be_v unite_v to_o spirit_n and_o act_n physical_o upon_o they_o and_o for_o a_o particular_a reason_n that_o if_o they_o can_v have_v any_o action_n upon_o they_o they_o can_v not_o have_v one_o so_o superior_a and_o so_o excellent_a for_o to_o cause_n pain_n or_o pleasure_n or_o general_o any_o modification_n in_o the_o soul_n by_o which_o she_o be_v so_o intimate_o affect_v and_o as_o it_o be_v alter_v and_o penetrate_v in_o her_o substance_n be_v a_o act_n of_o superiority_n and_o dominion_n this_o be_v a_o act_n of_o a_o superior_a nature_n which_o keep_v the_o body_n under_o it_o and_o subject_v to_o it_o it_o be_v clear_a that_o the_o body_n can_v at_o all_o be_v superior_a to_o the_o soul_n especial_o to_o cause_v in_o it_o either_o pleasure_n or_o pain_n which_o be_v not_o only_o the_o act_n of_o a_o superior_a nature_n but_o the_o act_n of_o a_o nature_n supreme_a in_o who_o be_v essential_o this_o sovereign_a dominion_n over_o all_o create_a nature_n to_o cause_v in_o they_o either_o happiness_n or_o unhappiness_n and_o by_o consequence_n the_o pleasure_n and_o the_o pain_n which_o make_v up_o this_o happiness_n or_o unhappiness_n moreover_o pain_n and_o pleasure_n and_o general_o every_o modification_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v essential_o a_o spiritual_a act_n or_o passion_n this_o be_v essential_o a_o vital_a act_n of_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v undoubted_o spiritual_a for_o every_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v of_o the_o same_o nature_n with_o the_o soul_n every_o act_n of_o the_o soul_n be_v immanent_a as_o the_o schoolman_n say_v and_o by_o consequence_n receive_v within_o the_o soul_n and_o it_o be_v not_o possible_a to_o conceive_v that_o any_o thing_n shall_v be_v receive_v within_o the_o soul_n which_o be_v not_o spiritual_a therefore_o there_o be_v nothing_o more_o incompatible_a than_o to_o conceive_v that_o the_o body_n can_v produce_v any_o thing_n that_o be_v spiritual_a i_o can_v here_o make_v use_n of_o the_o authority_n of_o all_o the_o ancient_a doctor_n who_o have_v hold_v that_o god_n alone_o can_v exercise_n upon_o create_a spirit_n that_o physical_a action_n by_o which_o they_o be_v modify_v in_o themselves_o and_o by_o which_o they_o receive_v those_o sentiment_n or_o idea_n whereof_o they_o be_v not_o at_o all_o master_n which_o be_v that_o which_o be_v call_v agere_fw-la per_fw-la illapsum_fw-la but_o that_o that_o we_o may_v better_o support_v this_o tract_n rather_o upon_o the_o experience_n of_o our_o own_o proper_a sentiment_n and_o upon_o the_o clear_a notion_n and_o idea_n which_o we_o can_v attain_v to_o by_o reason_v than_o upon_o any_o authority_n we_o will_v not_o if_o you_o please_v have_v any_o regard_n to_o a_o authority_n so_o great_a and_o so_o worthy_a of_o deference_n and_o respect_n let_v we_o say_v no_o more_o of_o it_o then_o but_o let_v we_o see_v if_o we_o can_v conceive_v that_o our_o body_n by_o the_o impression_n which_o they_o receive_v from_o without_o or_o which_o come_v to_o they_o from_o their_o own_o proper_a spirit_n and_o from_o their_o own_o proper_a humour_n can_v by_o their_o physical_a action_n affect_v our_o soul_n or_o determine_v they_o to_o cause_n to_o themselves_o either_o pleasure_n or_o pain_n or_o the_o image_n which_o they_o have_v of_o thing_n by_o reason_n of_o corporeal_a impression_n body_n do_v not_o only_o not_o cause_v the_o sentiment_n and_o idea_n in_o the_o soul_n but_o they_o do_v not_o so_o much_o as_o determine_v the_o soul_n physical_o to_o make_v they_o this_o be_v another_o vulgar_a imagination_n and_o opinion_n that_o if_o the_o body_n do_v not_o cause_n in_o we_o these_o sentiment_n and_o these_o idea_n at_o least_o it_o do_v determine_v the_o soul_n to_o make_v they_o but_o we_o ought_v also_o to_o cut_v off_o this_o imagination_n and_o this_o idea_n for_o many_o reason_n first_o of_o all_o for_o the_o pleasure_n and_o the_o pain_n because_o beside_o that_o it_o be_v always_o impossible_a to_o conceive_v in_o the_o body_n a_o physical_a action_n upon_o the_o soul_n since_o a_o body_n can_v act_n but_o by_o stir_a divide_v figure_v and_o remove_v and_o that_o the_o soul_n can_v neither_o be_v stir_v figure_v nor_o divide_v nor_o corporeal_o affect_v in_o any_o manner_n it_o be_v also_o incompatible_a to_o conceive_v that_o the_o soul_n can_v cause_v to_o itself_o and_o in_o itself_o either_o pleasure_n or_o pain_n for_o that_o moreover_o that_o the_o one_o and_o the_o other_o be_v thing_n which_o be_v above_o it_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o pleasure_n and_o pain_n be_v thing_n which_o we_o receive_v and_o which_o make_v in_o we_o this_o invincible_a power_n of_o nature_n which_o we_o have_v so_o often_o take_v notice_n of_o to_o be_v no_o other_o than_o the_o author_n and_o master_n of_o nature_n and_o to_o say_v that_o the_o soul_n cause_v in_o itself_o either_o pleasure_n or_o pain_n a_o man_n may_v as_o well_o say_v that_o she_o cause_v the_o health_n and_o sickness_n the_o beauty_n or_o deformity_n of_o the_o body_n that_o the_o soul_n of_o themselves_o do_v not_o make_v the_o idea_n or_o image_n of_o body_n it_o be_v after_o the_o same_o manner_n with_o the_o particular_a idea_n of_o thing_n which_o she_o receive_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o divers_a modification_n and_o configuration_n of_o the_o brain_n cause_v by_o the_o impression_n of_o exterior_a body_n as_o with_o pleasure_n and_o with_o pain_n for_o whatsoever_o affection_n we_o can_v conceive_v the_o soul_n to_o have_v by_o the_o impression_n of_o the_o idea_n receive_v into_o the_o brain_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o conceive_v it_o imprint_v by_o herself_o with_o that_o lively_a and_o animate_v image_n which_o she_o have_v in_o herself_o this_o live_a and_o animate_v image_n which_o she_o have_v in_o herself_o be_v like_o a_o seal_n which_o have_v make_v a_o impression_n upon_o she_o she_o suffer_v and_o receive_v more_o than_o she_o act_n and_o whatever_o advertisement_n be_v conceive_v there_o from_o the_o presence_n of_o the_o object_n it_o be_v impossible_a to_o conceive_v that_o she_o shall_v make_v the_o pourtraicture_n which_o she_o have_v thereof_o in_o herself_o to_o tell_v i_o that_o there_o be_v the_o king_n be_v nothing_o at_o all_o if_o i_o be_o blind_a to_o give_v i_o the_o mean_n of_o represent_v
give_v as_o well_o as_o he_o understand_v his_o sense_n of_o the_o divine_a mystery_n and_o of_o the_o divine_a word_n this_o be_v the_o occasion_n that_o among_o such_o it_o be_v not_o material_a as_o to_o the_o fundamental_o what_o society_n they_o adhere_v to_o among_o christian_n and_o that_o they_o account_v as_o nothing_o that_o which_o we_o call_v schism_n and_o heresy_n but_o beside_o that_o it_o can_v be_v in_o vain_a that_o the_o divine_a word_n so_o much_o condemn_v schism_n and_o heresy_n though_o we_o shall_v not_o know_v the_o crime_n and_o disorder_n of_o they_o we_o need_v but_o only_o reflect_v upon_o that_o sovereign_a unity_n of_o the_o sovereign_a power_n which_o presides_n over_o the_o union_n of_o our_o soul_n and_o body_n for_o to_o see_v and_o comprehend_v it_o clear_o this_o sovereign_a uniformity_n this_o unity_n of_o conduct_n of_o rule_n &_o immutable_a law_n whereby_o this_o infinite_a power_n which_o hold_v our_o soul_n unite_v to_o our_o body_n act_n upon_o our_o body_n and_o in_o all_o the_o soul_n in_o all_o the_o part_n of_o the_o world_n after_o the_o same_o manner_n be_v a_o sensible_a proof_n and_o conviction_n of_o its_o sovereign_a unity_n and_o it_o be_v impossible_a to_o have_v a_o idea_n of_o this_o sovereign_a unity_n without_o thereby_o see_v the_o crime_n of_o all_o that_o which_o we_o call_v schism_n and_o heresy_n but_o let_v we_o proceed_v and_o see_v how_o it_o follow_v from_o all_o that_o have_v be_v say_v of_o the_o manner_n how_o god_n act_v in_o our_o soul_n upon_o the_o occasion_n of_o our_o body_n as_o a_o necessary_a and_o universal_a cause_n with_o a_o clearness_n and_o evidence_n so_o sensible_a that_o we_o can_v firm_o acquit_v ourselves_o of_o any_o of_o our_o duty_n but_o by_o the_o constant_a and_o regular_a practice_n of_o that_o christian_a self-denial_n which_o make_v the_o whole_a foundation_n of_o the_o gospel_n by_o which_o we_o ought_v to_o watch_v without_o cease_v to_o fortify_v in_o we_o conscience_n and_o natural_a right_n by_o weaken_v our_o concupiscence_n chap._n xxv_o the_o necessity_n of_o gospel_n self-denial_n establish_v and_o justify_v by_o the_o same_o principle_n god_n who_o act_n as_o have_v be_v say_v as_o universal_a cause_n in_o the_o dependence_n which_o he_o entertain_v between_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n do_v give_v as_o it_o be_v in_o spite_n of_o himself_o to_o our_o soul_n by_o the_o inviolable_a law_n of_o the_o union_n of_o the_o soul_n and_o the_o body_n agreeable_a pleasure_n and_o sentiment_n which_o fortify_v concupiscence_n as_o often_o as_o he_o be_v thereto_o determine_v in_o consequence_n of_o a_o immutable_a decree_n of_o his_o general_n will_v by_o the_o disposition_n of_o the_o body_n and_o as_o these_o occasion_n do_v continual_o present_v themselves_o if_o we_o do_v not_o watch_v to_o turn_v they_o away_o so_o concupiscence_n be_v augment_v continual_o thereby_o and_o as_o this_o fatal_a concupiscence_n be_v essential_o contrary_a to_o our_o duty_n because_o it_o be_v essential_o a_o revolt_n against_o order_n against_o the_o law_n and_o the_o eternal_a righteousness_n non_fw-la est_fw-la legi_fw-la dei_fw-la subjecta_fw-la say_v st._n paul_n nec_fw-la enim_fw-la potest_fw-la so_o from_o thence_o it_o come_v to_o pass_v that_o if_o we_o be_v not_o perpetual_o attentive_a to_o decline_v the_o occasion_n of_o these_o pleasure_n which_o entertain_v and_o augment_v concupiscence_n or_o sensible_a love_n it_o increase_v and_o raise_v itself_o to_o that_o degree_n that_o righteousness_n reason_n and_o conscience_n be_v whole_o stifle_v and_o all_o the_o natural_a and_o civil_a duty_n so_o enfeeble_v and_o weaken_a that_o they_o be_v not_o able_a to_o support_v themselves_o against_o any_o temptation_n that_o have_v the_o least_o strength_n in_o it_o if_o god_n have_v not_o give_v we_o the_o power_n and_o a_o command_n to_o moderate_v and_o correct_v our_o concupiscence_n by_o this_o continual_a vigilance_n of_o self-denial_n possible_o we_o may_v be_v in_o some_o manner_n excusable_a in_o our_o opposition_n to_o justice_n to_o charity_n to_o truth_n to_o the_o respect_n of_o natural_a equality_n and_o to_o all_o other_o general_a and_o particular_a obligation_n of_o our_o reasonable_a nature_n the_o necessity_n that_o there_o be_v that_o he_o shall_v affectionate_a we_o to_o the_o conversation_n of_o the_o body_n produce_v not_o only_o this_o sensible_a love_n which_o we_o call_v concupiscence_n but_o a_o inevitable_a necessity_n that_o he_o shall_v perpetual_o augment_v it_o by_o this_o action_n of_o universal_a cause_n but_o he_o have_v give_v we_o the_o grace_n and_o the_o precept_n of_o sel-denial_n through_o his_o all-foreseeing_a and_o fatherly_a goodness_n for_o in_o that_o instant_n wherein_o as_o universal_a cause_n he_o be_v oblige_v to_o entertain_v and_o augment_v concupiscence_n in_o we_o if_o we_o do_v not_o watch_v to_o avoid_v in_o we_o the_o occasion_n which_o determine_v he_o to_o give_v we_o sensible_a pleasure_n he_o do_v not_o only_o give_v we_o the_o power_n to_o avoid_v those_o occasion_n by_o the_o empire_n which_o he_o give_v we_o over_o the_o liberty_n of_o our_o thought_n and_o our_o motion_n but_o as_o a_o particular_a cause_n he_o come_v in_o person_n to_o bring_v we_o the_o law_n the_o example_n and_o the_o grace_n of_o self-denial_n and_o he_o do_v not_o cease_v to_o call_v to_o we_o and_o press_v we_o by_o the_o clear_a and_o loud_a voice_n of_o his_o gospel_n that_o we_o shall_v continual_o stand_v upon_o our_o guard_n and_o never_o slacken_v our_o care_n to_o cut_v off_o all_o these_o occasion_n every_o pleasure_n be_v pure_a and_o innocent_a in_o itself_o and_o only_o criminal_a by_o its_o circumstance_n it_o will_v be_v very_o ill_a to_o understand_v christian_a morality_n and_o the_o gospel_n to_o regard_v it_o as_o a_o malignant_a inclination_n and_o a_o jealousy_n which_o god_n have_v of_o we_o to_o grudge_v we_o our_o 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world_n i_o confess_v it_o will_v not_o be_v easy_a to_o determine_v what_o they_o see_v of_o it_o and_o what_o they_o do_v not_o see_v of_o it_o because_o we_o have_v no_o principle_n so_o well_o establish_v thereupon_o that_o i_o know_v as_o to_o make_v we_o willing_a to_o build_v a_o sure_a determination_n upon_o it_o we_o may_v most_o probable_o say_v that_o god_n discover_v to_o innocent_a soul_n that_o which_o regard_v their_o family_n and_o their_o friend_n but_o to_o say_v that_o he_o set_v before_o their_o eye_n a_o diversify_v table_n of_o event_n revolution_n intrigue_n and_o the_o mannagement_n and_o contrivance_n of_o court_n and_o state_n the_o success_n of_o war_n negotiation_n and_o treaty_n the_o vast_a and_o ambitious_a design_n of_o great_a prince_n and_o a_o peculiar_a account_n of_o family_n and_o particular_a fortune_n be_v a_o thing_n which_o i_o dare_v neither_o affirm_v nor_o gainsay_v for_o the_o scripture_n give_v we_o sufficient_o to_o understand_v that_o 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night_n and_o of_o the_o horror_n of_o darkness_n these_o will_v be_v darkness_n that_o be_v to_o say_v a_o obscurity_n and_o privation_n on_o all_o side_n of_o kowledge_v and_o of_o light_n jesus_n christ_n make_v use_v of_o the_o expression_n of_o outward_a darkness_n or_o darkness_n environ_v that_o be_v to_o say_v which_o will_v encompass_v on_o every_o side_n for_o it_o be_v so_o i_o understand_v these_o outward_a darkness_n of_o which_o the_o divine_a redeemer_n speak_v so_o often_o they_o will_v know_v and_o see_v god_n after_o their_o manner_n but_o it_o will_v be_v only_o his_o wrath_n which_o they_o will_v see_v by_o a_o kind_n of_o intuitive_a vision_n in_o the_o manner_n as_o it_o have_v be_v hereupon_o already_o explain_v they_o will_v see_v the_o eternal_a and_o essential_a light_n but_o that_o light_n will_v only_o serve_v to_o blind_v they_o because_o it_o will_v only_o leave_v they_o the_o idea_n of_o his_o wrath_n and_o of_o their_o sin_n and_o of_o all_o the_o circumstance_n that_o possible_o may_v augment_v their_o despair_n instead_o of_o the_o beauteous_a spectacle_n of_o nature_n which_o the_o just_a shall_v have_v eternal_o they_o will_v never_o have_v any_o but_o the_o idea_n of_o that_o dark_a and_o burn_a place_n which_o the_o supreme_a justice_n have_v prepare_v for_o their_o body_n and_o if_o they_o do_v know_v any_o thing_n of_o their_o family_n and_o of_o their_o friend_n it_o be_v only_o to_o augment_v and_o redouble_v the_o pain_n of_o their_o regret_v of_o their_o privation_n and_o eternal_a desolation_n ejicite_v in_o tenebras_fw-la exteriores_fw-la ibi_fw-la erit_fw-la fletus_fw-la &_o stridor_fw-la dentium_fw-la the_o soul_n of_o the_o father_n for_o example_n i_o speak_v of_o the_o ambitious_a and_o covetous_a soul_n which_o love_v nothing_o but_o the_o world_n and_o its_o vanity_n for_o himself_o and_o his_o family_n will_v see_v in_o his_o child_n all_o that_o can_v be_v capable_a of_o augment_v his_o regret_n and_o his_o remorse_n the_o soul_n of_o a_o prince_n in_o the_o same_o manner_n unjust_a and_o reprobate_a will_v see_v in_o the_o state_n which_o he_o have_v quit_v that_o which_o will_v increase_v his_o pain_n etc._n etc._n chap._n xi_o the_o faculty_n of_o the_o soul_n of_o which_o the_o act_n will_v be_v exercise_v out_o of_o the_o body_n after_o have_v see_v the_o matter_n and_o the_o extent_n of_o the_o soul_n knowledge_n out_o of_o the_o body_n we_o must_v now_o see_v what_o perceptive_a or_o know_v faculty_n the_o soul_n will_v exercise_n upon_o this_o matter_n and_o upon_o these_o object_n we_o have_v observe_v in_o the_o soul_n in_o its_o present_a state_n of_o union_n with_o the_o body_n a_o faculty_n of_o know_v by_o sensation_n a_o faculty_n of_o imagine_v or_o of_o represent_v thing_n to_o we_o by_o lively_a and_o distinct_a image_n a_o faculty_n of_o recollect_v ourselves_o by_o memory_n and_o reminiscency_n a_o faculty_n of_o conceive_v by_o pure_a intellection_n a_o 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hand_n and_o the_o whole_a superficies_n of_o the_o body_n will_v be_v sufficient_o shake_v by_o the_o rencounter_n of_o a_o thorn_n of_o a_o needle_n of_o the_o point_n of_o a_o sword_n and_o of_o a_o thousand_o such_o like_a thing_n to_o the_o end_n that_o the_o motion_n may_v be_v carry_v by_o reason_n of_o the_o continuity_n of_o the_o fibre_n and_o nerve_n as_o far_o as_o the_o brain_n but_o neither_o sound_n nor_o light_n will_v ever_o shake_v they_o enough_o to_o carry_v the_o impression_n of_o they_o to_o the_o brain_n when_o the_o ear_n be_v well_o stop_v you_o will_v to_o little_a purpose_n expose_v the_o whole_a body_n to_o the_o harmony_n of_o a_o melodious_a symphony_n which_o be_v only_o the_o air_n melodious_o strike_v for_o this_o air_n so_o melodious_o strike_v will_v find_v no_o other_o part_n in_o the_o body_n than_o the_o ear_n only_o by_o which_o it_o